Android Studio - Flamingo | 2022.2.1 Canary 8 is now available in the Canary channel.

If you already have an Android Studio build on the Canary or Dev channel, you can get the update by clicking Help > Check for Update (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.

For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio Flamingo, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.

General fixes and features

The following is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Flamingo Canary 8. These are a result of your bug reports, which help us to make Android Studio better. If you encounter a problem, let us know by reporting a bug. You can also vote for an existing issue to indicate that it also affects you.

Android Gradle Plugin
  • Issue #241469653: AGP 7.4.0-alpha09 generates builds that won't upload into Firebase App Distribution
C++ Build
Compose Editing
Databinding
  • Issue #238964168: Databinding compiler no longer resolve types in multiplatform library with kotlin 1.7.0
Release Bundle/APKs
  • Issue #119886985: 'Generate Signed Bundle / APK' - destination path should depend on the module